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Iraqi Drone Attacks US Airbase in Northeastern Syria - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US airbase near the Koniko gas field in Deir ez-Zor province in northeastern Syria has come under a drone attack from Iraq after a long hiatus, Iraq's Shafaq news agency reported on Saturday, citing a security source.
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"The US military headquarters at the Conoco base, east of Deir ez-Zor, was attacked by a single drone. ... Air defense managed to engage the drone and bring it down without any losses," the source was quoted as saying by the news agency.
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